Fresh Homemade Pumpkin Puree

MAKING
5. Fill a baking pan with about 1/2-inch to 3/4-inch of water
6. Place the pumpkin halves cut-side down on to the pan and cover with aluminum foil.
7. Roast the pumpkin for 1 1/2 to 2 hours until the pumpkin is soft to the touch and the flesh is meltingly tender.
8. Let the pumpkin cool for about an hour.
9. Once the pumpkin has cooled, scoop out the flesh and place it into a mixing bowl.
10. With an immersion blender, puree the pumpkin until smooth.

SERVING
11. Now take this fresh pumpkin puree and make your favorite pumpkin recipe

Recipe Summary

The can is there, there's a pumpkin on the label... open it and mix it up with spices to make a pie, right? A pumpkin pie made from a fresh pumpkin tastes so much better than the glop that was processed several months back! And it is much easier than you think. Fresh pumpkin puree makes a light, fluffy pumpkin pie with a fresh, traditional pumpkin pie taste.